Tuzik lay in the booth and daily observed the work of automated garage doors. "Vzhiiiik" - the gate of the gate smoothly drove to the side, letting the car into the garage. "Vzhiik" - the flap returned to its place. "Automation at the drive Sommer Duo Vision worked. Delov something, "the doggie thought sleepily. To learn the secrets of the garage door, follow Tuzik's example, having studied the features of the operation of the drives.
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Alle, the garage ?! Anthology of types of garage doors
Owners of suburban areas and garages, as well as our friend Tuzik, are unanimous in that the main element of the garage is the gate. It really is!
Garage doors, combining the qualities of comfort, reliability and aesthetics, are a reliable barrier to access inwardly undesirable factors.
And if you add that automatic garage doors are a perfect enclosing structure that can protect the car. This is facilitated by the use of mechanisms and devices, as well as constructive solutions that correspond to the types of garage doors.
Naturally, it is recommended to choose garage doors in a comprehensive manner, taking into account the general facade solution of the house, its architecture and garage structures.
By what criteria is it preferable to choose a garage gate? Let's say that the main criteria are lever drives that produce the opening and closing of the gate and the system of the wing panel.
To make a choice of garage doors it is necessary to make friends with elementary mechanics and its eternal companions - a friction clutch, rack and control levers.
Garage doors: varieties and types
Any type of garage door should ideally provide a tight fit of the shield and stability of the temperature regime inside.
Currently, there are gates for a garage of these types:
• swinging and sliding
• Lifting and folding
• sectional panels with electric drive.
classic swing gates
The most popular among the majority of motorists are garage hinged gates with a shield of single-layer and two-layer steel, of corrugated or smooth metal sheet, of sandwich panels, welded lattice or forged ones. Such an abundance of structural solutions contributes to the variety of elements of the doors and garage loops, locks and fences.
A simple principle of operating door leaf gates, placed on rigidly fixed hinges, is the best option for garage protective systems. The only inconvenience is the restriction of the free zone in the garage when opening the doors of the metal garage doors. Recall that for swing gates the main levers of control are the drives.
what drives exist to control the gate
It is necessary to take into account that the drives for swing gates are divided into the following types:
- linear
- lever
- underground installation.
Models of linear drives are made in the form of hinged activators, providing control of the gate system due to changing the length of the activator's arm. As part of the lever drives, an electric motor with a reducer and a reciprocating lever on the leaf or door panel. The drives of the underground installation represent a complex system of mechanisms that are built into the carriageway near the axis of the hinge flaps.
For comparison with linear and lever, the drives of the installation under the ground are able to provide the maximum opening angle of the doors and door panels (up to 180 °). It is useful to remember that lever actuators are preferable for installation in the case of inability to use linear actuators with the geometry of the mutual arrangement of garage doors. All drives allow the unlocking of the mechanism, if necessary, in the event of a power outage.
drive type selection
The choice of the drive for garage systems should be made taking into account the dimensions (length and height) and the weight of the leaf, as well as the geometry of the fixed elements of the gate system. Therefore, it is necessary to study such technical characteristics:
• the maximum force created
• The calculated length and maximum weight of the leaf.
We will remind, that for solid monolithic design of a door leaf the more solid drive is required, than at a modular lattice construction. It does not hurt to take into account the type of execution of the hinges of garage doors and guide rollers. The parameters of the average number of operating cycles of the gate must be as informative as possible, and the information itself is reliable.
sliding gates
Sliding gates for the garage are the best option for a limited space near fences and gates. The working area of the gate leaf movement is up to 20-30 cm along the linear motion.
The principle of the action of the sliding gates is based on the mechanics of the movement of the sash along the guide.
A distinction is made between the construction of sliding gates with an upper (cantilever) and a lower position of the rails. The drive is an electric motor with a reducer. The force is transferred to the leaf by means of a rack and pinion gear, and the adjustment of the force of the mechanism occurs when using a friction clutch for gear, lever, splined, belt, chain or cable transmission.
Special attention should be paid to sliding garage systems made of two canvases. The thoughtfulness of the compact design makes it possible to reduce the size of the folding of the doors for different sides of the garage opening.
lifting gates for garage
Garage gates are a monolithic canvas, corresponding to the area of the garage opening, moved upwards. Moving the door leaf is carried out by means of articulated-lever mechanisms and side springs. In each stage of the lifting and lowering of the garage door leaf, due to the energy of tension of the springs, the equilibrium state is maintained.
The horizontal and vertical movement of the sash is carried out by means of an electric motor. The design of the lifting gates combines the strength and tightness of the internal contents. To move the canvas in working condition, the free zone is minimal and only needed outside the garage. These qualities are fully in the garage door roller shutters.
It is noted that collapsible automated constructions of garage doors are a universal solution with optimal use of the free zone. In addition, the profiles from which the fabric is made are incredibly resistant to mechanical influences.
folding gate
A novelty and a hot offer of the garage systems market are folding gates. The steel leaf of the gate box and the doors of the aluminum profiles allow the installation of garage openings with a size of 4500x4500 mm. The alternative possibility of equipping the wafers with polyurethane insulation, as well as the use of glazing of the leaf with acrylic transparent glass, will ensure the new performance of garage doors for the recognition of motorists of all ages.
However, Tuzik will also like it.
Thus, it can be concluded that the modern garage doors, in contrast to the old-fashioned swinging structures, are easy to manage.
This facilitates the introduction of efficient and efficient electromechanical drives and automation. The most popular and popular type of garage doors can be confidently called sectional garage doors, drives for which are produced by major system manufacturers.
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